Approximate Purchase Date: 1-2 months
Budget Range: $1000-1500 not including monitor
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, light internet usage
Are you buying a monitor: Yes (maybe dual)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Would prefer everything from one place but if it's a lot cheaper I'll shop around.
Location: Des Moines, IA USA
Parts Preferences: none other than Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe but probably not necessary
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 with new monitor
Additional Comments: First timer looking into building a desktop to support my wife's home-based photography business. Would like something that is cutting edge so it's not obsolete in no time (probably going to happen anyway) and also leave some room for upgrading in the future.
Would like 16 GB of RAM with option to upgrade in the future. Would prefer nVidia GPU.
Budget Range: $1000-1500 not including monitor
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, light internet usage
Are you buying a monitor: Yes (maybe dual)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Would prefer everything from one place but if it's a lot cheaper I'll shop around.
Location: Des Moines, IA USA
Parts Preferences: none other than Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe but probably not necessary
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 with new monitor
Additional Comments: First timer looking into building a desktop to support my wife's home-based photography business. Would like something that is cutting edge so it's not obsolete in no time (probably going to happen anyway) and also leave some room for upgrading in the future.
Would like 16 GB of RAM with option to upgrade in the future. Would prefer nVidia GPU.